Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
16.5°C
3.4° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
35
26
17
18
14
10
10
34
37
24
33
9
58
63
61
84
82
84
86
63
57
37
22
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:35AM5.27m
6:11PM5.25m
6:14AM5.54m
6:45PM5.44m
6:51AM5.69m
7:17PM5.51m
Low Tide
11:49PM1.10m
12:10PM0.24m
00:26AM0.78m
12:45PM0.08m
00:59AM0.56m
1:18PM0.07m
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:15
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 mm
5
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Temp °C
9
13
16
16
17
16
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
11
11
9
8
8
10
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
1
7
11
9
11
8
7
6
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
5
8
10
9
8
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